Update: The Yellow Jackets are all alone in first place in the 13-4A standings, with Royse City in a 6-way tie at 1-1 … Whitfield rushed for 202 yards and 2 game-sealing TDs to beat Sherman for the first time since 2009 … Watts kept 31 times for 145 yards and both of the Bulldogs’ TDs last week.

Update: Coach Gary Kinne will be back on the sideline for Sherman after last week’s one-game UIL suspension … Kevon Mack’s 12-yard run with 3:28 left, set up by a deep pass from McCain to Wyatt, won the game for Wylie East after the Raiders blew a 21-point second-quarter lead … Friday is Wylie East’s homecoming.

Wylie at Greenville

What: District 13-4A

Where: T.A. "Cotton" Ford Stadium

Records: Wylie 2-3, 1-1; Greenville 0-5, 0-2

Radio: KGVL 1400 AM; KFCD 990 AM

Series: Greenville leads 4-2

Last year: Wylie won 50-7

Last week: Wylie lost to Wylie East 35-28; Greenville lost to Lovejoy 48-7

Update: Wylie East rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit to take a 1-point lead over its crosstown rival on Kelly’s run with 4:55 left … Matthews gained 126 yards on 20 carries in a bright spot for Greenville … The Lions’ losing streak now stands at 35 games.

Update: The Leopards have never lost more than one district game per year in the 5-year history of their varsity program … North had 2 rushers over 100 yards, Jones and Trey Smith … Lovejoy QB Dakota Michaels had his best showing in place of injured starter Bowman Sells, completing 14-of-20 for 223 yards and 2 TDs.

Update: The Leopards received 8 votes in this week’s Associated Press Class 3A poll to tie at 12th with West Orange-Stark … Berryman carried 30 times for 157 yards and scored 3 TDs against Vernon … Decatur gave up 343 yards on 58 attempts on the ground in its loss to Alvarado.

Update: Celina swapped places with Fairfield in the AP 3A poll, dropping from No. 7 to No. 8 … Elliott has taken over as the area’s leading passer with 1,084 yards and 16 TDs … Ranchview failed to add extra points on 4 TDs, leading to the loss to Hirschi … Friday is Celina’s homecoming and its first home game in 11 months.

Bonham at Princeton

What: District 12-3A

Where: Jackie Hendricks Stadium

Records: Bonham 2-4, 0-0; Princeton 6-0, 0-0

Radio: KFYN 1420 AM; www.kfyn1420.com

Series: Bonham leads 18-6-1

Last year: Princeton won 33-25

Last week: Bonham lost to Quinlan Ford 21-19; Princeton beat Wills Point 56-14

Update: The Warriors are looking to snap a 4-game losing streak after opening the season at 2-0 … Smith had TD runs of 90 and 5 yards and caught a 10-yard TD pass from Moses for Bonham last week … Princeton went undefeated in non-district play for the second year in a row.

Community at Anna

What: District 12-3A

Where: Coyote Stadium

Records: Community 2-4, 0-0; Anna 1-5, 0-0

Series: Anna leads 11-7

Last year: Anna won 42-13

Last week: Community lost to Emory Rains 40-28; Anna lost to Ferris 49-29

Update: With 5 teams battling over 4 playoff berths, this game is crucial for both teams’ postseason hopes … The Coyotes drew first blood on a Joseph Lopez 95-yard kickoff return to start the game before Ferris reeled off 28 consecutive points … Community is looking to snap a 10-game losing streak in district play.

Update: Bailey leads Texomaland with 6 TD receptions after adding 2 more in Friday’s game … The Bearcats took to the air against Boyd, with Garrett finishing with 4 TD passes … A 104-yard interception return for a TD gave Ponder a short-lived 24-21 lead to start the third quarter.

Update: Callisburg’s win against Boyd a year ago was their first against the Yellowjackets since 1976 … The Wildcats had a bye following their first loss of the year against Pilot Point 2 weeks ago … Cardona, who had burned Pilot Point the year before, was limited to 91 rushing yards and one TD last week.

Update: Howe is looking to snap a 9-quarter shutout streak going back to Week 2, the first time since 2004 that the Bulldogs have been blanked back-to-back … The Farmers committed only one turnover against Pottsboro, but it was costly as it tied the game in the third quarter.

Update: Waller, who caught the eventual game-winning TD last week, leads the area with 532 receiving yards … The Cardinals extended their district winning streak to 15 and have exceeded the old mark of 13, which was set from 1981-83 and snapped by a 17-7 loss to S&S … The Foxes prevailed in OT on a missed Sunnyvale PAT and a made one on Caddo Mills’ ensuing possession.

Update: Leonard has won 4 of its last 5 meetings against Whitewright … Leonard enters with a 4-1 record for the third time in 6 seasons … Whitewright needs a victory to avoid its first winless campaign since 1990 … Friday is Whitewright’s homecoming.

Update: The Rams are 5-0 for the first time in 47 years … Last year, this game decided a playoff berth as the Tomcats ran back a kickoff 84 yards for the winning score after Winborne’s 52-yard TD run put S&S on top in the fourth quarter … The Rams’ most recent win against Tom Bean was in 2007, 28-21.

Update: The Tigers are still looking for a spark on offense as they average only 113 yards per game and have been shut out in 3 straight games … Preseason district favorite Lindsay is off to its first 0-5 start since 2001.

Update: Lewis erased a slow season start with a 5-TD, 264-yard performance — mostly in the first half — and has taken over as the area’s leading scorer with 15 total TDs and 106 overall points … Blue Ridge’s defense is allowing 406.4 yards per game on average … The Tigers’ last victory over the Pirates was in 2005.

Wolfe City at Honey Grove

What: District 8-A (I)

Where: Warrior Stadium

Records: Wolfe City 3-3, 0-0; Honey Grove 1-4, 0-0

Series: Honey Grove leads 53-13-3

Last year: Honey Grove won 54-13

Last week: Wolfe City lost to Collinsville 48-16; Honey Grove lost to Maud 58-18

Update: Fannindel is off to its best start since 1938, when the school was called Ladonia High School and completed an 8-0 season … Camp passed for 64 yards and 2 TDs and Mothersell ran for 62 yards and caught a TD pass as Campbell edged Rockwall Heritage.

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